This year has been a grim one in the life of our nation. Every day it seems like there’s a new story of illegality, criminality and corruption from the Trump administration. Murder on the high seas, knocking down parts of the White House, suing to take away food from the poor. All that just in […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Yarmouth will revive its Christmas tree after community raises its own
The tree and menorah lighting on Saturday followed an announcement that a holiday tree will be raised on Memorial Green in future years.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Social media is already shaping Maine’s U.S. Senate race. Here’s how.
Gov. Janet Mills’ and Graham Platner’s respective social media strategies show how they each see their voters, the race and themselves.
Posted inMaine, News
Couple’s Toy Fund donation will help to share their love of reading
Each of the thousands of Maine children served by the Toy Fund will get a new book plus several toys as part of their holiday celebrations this year.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Short-term thinking is not the approach we need on climate change | Opinion
We need to embrace strategies that will sustain our efforts over the long haul.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Why I’m choosing enthusiasm over experience in this Senate race | Opinion
I don’t want a senator who is going to hit the ground running in a Senate that is more attached to decorum than to making life livable for those of us outside the Beltway. That’s why I’m supporting Graham Platner.
Posted inLetters
Gubernatorial candidates should focus on Mainers’ needs instead of grandstanding against Trump | Letter
They should build their platforms on the positivity of bipartisan cooperation.
Posted inLetters
Please listen when domestic violence victims say they’re afraid | Letter
Fifty years ago, my friend, Elizabeth Bruneau, was killed in Lewiston by her husband, RobertBruneau. At the time, I was a new nursing student in training at CMMC. A few years earlierLiz and Bob had lived upstairs from me in Auburn. On Dec. 5, 1975, Liz came to visit her mother at CMMC. She told […]
Posted inLetters
This holiday season, be the reason someone finds hope again | Letter
While most of us were asleep, Stephen stood outside what used to be his house, watchingfirefighters battle the flames that consumed everything he had. As a Red Cross volunteer, I wasthere offering comfort and support as Stephen tried to make sense of a night that changedeverything. I’ll never forget the image of him clutching a […]
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We need to protect the Gulf of Maine from rapidly spreading invasive algae | Letter
Mainers who visited the beaches this summer might have noticed a slimy, foul-smelling red algae on shore. This is Dasysiphonia japonica, an invasive algae species that first appeared here in 2007 and has rapidly spread throughout the Gulf of Maine. While native kelp has been declining in the fast-warming waters, D. japonica thrives. This shift […]